This is a good one for the rumour mill.
A friend at college said he went to a specialist shop and while he was there buying something else he enquired about the cost of a PAT testing machine.
The bloke behind the counter said "I'm not sure it'll be worth your while getting one mate, once our...
Hi all got asked to do a pat job for client I under stand what I'm looking for check plug,fuse ,Lead,apliance for damage use pat machine we have this metro pat yellow box with three test buttons earth bond with a fuse selection and clamp I think pick half of rated fuse , insulation...
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Hi ,
I am taking the city and guilds 2377 exam in a few months time and was wondering if anyone would be kind enough to give me any tips or advice on the exam. Does anyone maybe have a sample of test questions that may arise? I have a copy of the IET code of practice to read which should...
I've purchased a barcode scanner that is advertised on some testing web shops as suitable for the Apollo 600. However, i cannot get it to stay connected to my tester, as soon as i leave the setup it loses connection. When i go into a 'test' the barcode symbol at the top is crossed out. Latest...
Hi Guys
Got my ticket last year so can now PAT Test, so have purchased of eBay a Robin IR80 PAT Tester
Trouble is it doesn't have an instruction manual with it.
Looked round on Google Search but nothing found except others wanting a manual also.
Is there somone out there who can help me...
Reply with the make and perhaps a link or something to where to get it, and I'll compile a list and make a poll next week so we can see what's the most used.
Hi All,
I went for a interview for a apprenticeship the other day at a firm that manufacturer and install packing machines and i started realizing that i would much prefer getting into that side of the business then being a traditional sparky. They had great perks like you will get the...
got given a 230V-110V site transformer today. probably reasonably old and been sitting in a garage for a while. so thought it'd be an idea to run some tests on it before chucking it into service?
i'm thinking that after an inspection for condition and obvious damage (even inside the case), i...
what in your opinion do these items fall under, pat (itisee) or eicr.?? Intresting to see peoples views.
1- extractor fan in bathroom/toilet with no flex
2- extractor fan in bathroom/toilet with flex to an outlet adjacent.
3- wall mount heater into fcu
4-electric shower
5- immersion heater...
hi today for the first time ever whilst pat testing a factory I have come across a piece of equipment with a 415v 3 phase 125 amp socket on it. Can anyone advise on the procedure for testing this type of socket and equipment as I have only ever seen 63amp test adaptors and thought this should be...
Hi.....first of all I'd like to say thank you for allowing me to join the forum.....I'm a third year student and have giving a task of drawing a EARTH FAULTLOOP PATH FOR A COOKER CIRCUIT in a house. I'm stuck on the cooker circuit part....please please help. Cheers Mike
So my friend is finishing his level 2 soon and was wondering what he should do after the course, people are saying he should of went on an apprenteship but he couldn't afford the wage drop, so basically what does he need to do now to become a fully qualified electrican going through the path of...
Hi all, I'm new to both this forum and PAT testing. I've been given a Megger PAT2 to use but it's missing its flash testing probe, so I can't use the tester for Class 2 insulation tests. I'm not hopeful of getting a spare from Megger themselves so can anyone advise on a replacement? I'm afraid I...
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